FED:Audit finds leaky coal seam gas wells

An inspection of Queensland's coal seam gas wells found 2 per cent were leaking and were a fire risk.

Three of those were located near Condamine, another near Tara and another north of Taroom.

All are owned by the Queensland Gas Company (QGC).

A spokesman for Mines Minister
Stirling Hinchliffe
told AAP the gas leaks posed limited risks to workers and the community.

"They were fixed pretty much immediately," he said.

The leaks were 99 per cent methane with small amounts of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and ethane, normally found in natural gas, as well as a non-toxic amount of hydrogen sulphide, commonly found in coal seams.

"All levels were well within public health standards," the report said.